Founded in 1817, University of Michigan, USA is ranked among the top 20 universities worldwide in the Times Higher Education and QS World University Rankings 2011-12 Sited on a 3,177 acre campus in Ann Arbor, University of Michigan (UM) is a public university highly ranked and rated for academic and research excellence. Founded in 1817, University of Michigan, USA is ranked among the top 20 varsities worldwide in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and QS World University Rankings 2011-12. The US News and World Report rates 95 of its study programmes among the Top 10 in the US — making it the fourth higher education institution (after UC, Berkeley, Harvard and Stanford) in the US to boast 95 Top 10-ranked programmes. One of the original eight public Ivy League universities and founder member of the Association of American Universities, University of Michigan, USA has 59,993 students tutored by 6,941 faculty on its muster rolls. Its 19 schools offer a wide range of bachelor, Masters and doctoral programmes in the humanities, social sciences, STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), medicine, law and dentistry. “Through the contributions of thousands of faculty and hundreds of thousands of students over nearly two centuries, we have built a university known for a diversity of people, heritage, academic disciplines, and scholarly pursuit. This impressive range of individuals and intellectual activity is the very core of our academic excellence. From our 19 schools and colleges to our nationally recognised health system, the range of disciplines and their inter-relationships throughout our campus are a mirror of the world we serve as a public university,” says Mary Sue Coleman, president of University of Michigan, USA. Founded in Detroit 195 years ago, as the University of Michigania, the institution moved westward to Ann Arbor in 1837, when the town was merely 13 years old. When the first classes were taught in 1841, University of Michigan, USA had only two professors and seven students. Over the years, it has grown in size and reputation and boasts an impressive list of alumni including former US President Gerald Ford, actress Lucy Liu of Charlie’s Angels and Kill Bill film series, and NFL (National Football League) quarterback Tom Brady. Ann Arbor. Sited 40 miles west of Detroit, Ann Arbor (pop.114,000) is a college town with Michigan University largely shaping its economy. The varsity not only employs 30,000 people but has attracted several technology companies drawn to the township by its research and development budgets and high quality graduates. Founded in 1824, Ann Arbor offers students and visitors a wide range of activity options. It hosts galleries, theatres, museums, a year-round farmers’ market, shops and an array of multi-cuisine restaurants. Moreover, the city also boasts 157 municipal parks ranging from small neighbourhood green spots to large recreation areas. Several large city parks together with a university park border the banks of the Huron river. Ann Arbor offers a typically Mid-west humid continental climate influenced by the Great Lakes. Winters are cold with moderate to heavy snowfall, while…
